Bicycle Accident Lawyer
Motor vehicle operators must be attentive to bicycle riders. They must equate a bicycle with a otor vehcle and observe the same laws. There are many "new" traffic laws concerning bicycles and ignorance of the laws will not protect you against negligence if you injure a bicyclist.
Most often a negligent or inattentive automobile driver is at fault in auto vs. bicycle accidents. Some of the common types of collisions include:
An automobile driver turning directly in front of a bicyclist
An automobile driver entering the street from a driveway or parkng spot and pulls out into traffic in front of the bicyclist
An automobile driver's failure to yield at an intersection or running a stop sign or red light
An automobile driver's inattention while driving past a bicyclist
An automobile driver's failure to look both ways when resuming travel after stopping at a stop sign
An automobile driver impaired by drugs or alcohol
Many cities now recognize the increase in bike traffic and have constructed special bike lanes. Parks have now made trails accessible to bicycles. Even some vehicle manufacturers are now offering bike racks as standard equipment. However, many automobile drivers do not respect the bicyclists' rights to share the roads and, more importantly, many riders haven't been educated on how to legally and safely share the roads with automobiles.
Uneducated drivers and bicyclists have resulted in some staggering statistics.
A bicyclist is fatally injured every 6 hours
Nearly one millionchildren are injured each year in bicycle related accidents
Nearly half of ll bicycle fatalities occur to children under the age of 16
75% of all serious injuries nd fatalities from bicycle accidents are from head injuries
